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Direct linkKuperman, Victor; Siegelman, Noam; Schroeder, Sascha; Acartürk, Cengiz; Alexeeva, Svetlana; Amenta, Simona; Bertram, Raymond; Bonandrini, Rolando; Brysbaert, Marc; Chernova, Daria; Da Fonseca, Sara Maria; Dirix, Nicolas; Duyck, Wouter; Fella, Argyro; Frost, Ram; Gattei, Carolina A.; Kalaitzi, Areti; Lõo, Kaidi; Marelli, Marco; Nisbet, Kelly; Papadopoulos, Timothy C.; Protopapas, Athanassios; Savo, Satu; Shalom, Diego E.; Slioussar, Natalia; Stein, Roni; Sui, Longjiao; Taboh, Analí; Tønnesen, Veronica; Usal, Kerem Alp – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2023
Research into second language (L2) reading is an exponentially growing field. Yet, it still has a relatively short supply of comparable, ecologically valid data from readers representing a variety of first languages (L1). This article addresses this need by presenting a new data resource called "MECO L2" (Multilingual Eye Movements…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Eye Movements, Reading Skills, College Students
Qin, Tianyu; Zhang, Jie – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2018
Dynamic assessment (DA) has been implemented to diagnose language-related issues and to promote second language (L2) learners' development through intervention (Poehner, 2008). The goal is to evaluate not only what a learner can do on his or her own but also how far he or she can go with instructional intervention. Recently, scholars have…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Second Language Learning, College Students
Sommerhoff, Daniel; Ufer, Stefan – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2019
Although there is no generally accepted list of criteria for the acceptance of proofs in mathematical practice, judging the acceptability of purported proofs is an essential aspect of handling proofs in daily mathematical work. For this reason, school students, university students, and mathematicians need to hold certain acceptance criteria for…
Descriptors: Mathematical Logic, Evaluation Criteria, Adoption (Ideas), College Students
Download full textFu, Chunxia – English Language Teaching, 2021
Cohesion is a very important part of learning English. The Cohesion Theory of Halliday and Hasan is of great importance for people to acquire the knowledge of cohesion. This study is aimed at applying this Cohesion Theory in CET-4 listening comprehension which is an important test for Chinese college students. This study uses the test papers of…
Descriptors: College Students, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ben-Yehudah, Gal; Eshet-Alkalai, Yoram – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
The use of digital environments for both learning and assessment is becoming prevalent. This often leads to incongruent situations, in which the study medium (eg, printed textbook) is different from the testing medium (eg, online multiple-choice exams). Despite some evidence that incongruent study-test situations are associated with inferior…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing
Elder, Catherine – Language Testing, 2018
There is a strong international demand for official certification of French competence. A range of tests are available to meet this goal. Among the recognized tests available for this purpose is the "DELF" ("Diplôme d'études en langue française"). The "DELF" has been awarded the Association of Language Testers in…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Competence
Gunobgunob-Mirasol, Rosalyn – International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 2019
Reading is an indispensable tool in the academic world. Most, if not all, activities in varied collegiate courses entail the act of reading. There are many contributing factors that affect one's ability to read and comprehend text materials effectively. Two of the many factors are the reader's vocabulary size and their reading motivation. This…
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Reading Motivation, Reading Attitudes, Reading Comprehension
Marlatt, Rick – Journal of Education, 2020
This article conceptualizes a framework for understanding the discourse and literacy practices generated by players of the video game, Fortnite. As a teacher educator interested in studying how multiliteracies cultivated in social settings can be leveraged toward academic success, my two objectives for this theoretical article are to examine how…
Descriptors: Video Games, Communities of Practice, Multiple Literacies, Reading Comprehension
Su, Huanan; Ma, Fengyi – International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2021
This paper aims to further understand the future development of literacy theory and language learning in contemporary Chinese universities through the research on the current situation of EFL students' literacy in Chinese universities and the teaching characteristics of contemporary Chinese teachers. In this study, literature analysis method,…
Descriptors: Literacy, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Kök, Izzettin – International Journal of Listening, 2018
This study explores the relationship between students' listening comprehension strategy use and their listening comprehension proficiency with regard to the group, level, and degree of strategy use. Forty-four university students of an English Language teaching department comprised the study population. Three listening comprehension tests were…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, College Students, Listening Skills, Correlation
Combes, Nathan J. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2019
In the summer of 2015, I conducted a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) experiment in my quantitative methods for political science class. The experiment tested if, during instruction, asking conceptual questions improved student learning more than asking recall questions. This article provides evidence that instruction with conceptual…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Concept Formation, Research Methodology, Political Science
Maunsell, Matthias – CATESOL Journal, 2019
Academic reading at college and university poses a real challenge for international students with English as a second language. Often the main hurdles are a lack of language proficiency, critical-reading skills, or background knowledge. Also, unfamiliarity with cultural and academic conventions plays a role. Even with intensive English-language…
Descriptors: Prereading Experience, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Robles, Heydy; Burden, Kevin; Villalba, Karen – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2021
Mobile devices are increasingly promoted as tools to facilitate ubiquitous and individualized learning, allowing learners to work at their own pace in authentic and meaningful settings. However, in the case of second language learning, there is a paucity of apps and tools related to improving students' reading comprehension in both Spanish and…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Alharbi, Fahad – English Language Teaching, 2015
This literature review will illustrate how writing could improve students' comprehension. Writing is one of the most important skills that students need to master for college level work. Therefore, students should be prepared with these skills before moving to the college level because they are required to write numerous papers that tend to be…
Descriptors: College Students, Writing (Composition), Reading Comprehension, Literature Reviews
West, Jane – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2018
Many college students fall into the habit of coming to class unprepared, without having read assigned texts, or having read partially and superficially. As a consequence, they may take a passive stance, discussion can fall flat, and learning can be diminished. This article describes an instructional strategy for engaging students as active…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), College Students, Active Learning
